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VOL. 10, ISSUE 3 (2025)
Policy and regulatory innovations for high-renewable grid penetration: a critical assessment of India’s transition strategies
Authors
Vikas PN, Dr. Sharad Kumar
Abstract
India's transition to a high-renewable
electricity grid is a complex process that requires innovative policy and
regulatory frameworks. This study critically examines India's transition
strategies, focusing on the effectiveness of current regulatory provisions in
enabling technical and market readiness for high renewable energy penetration.
The research employs a qualitative policy analysis approach, supported by
comparative case study methods, to evaluate the design, coherence,
adaptability, and institutional performance of key policy and regulatory
interventions across different governance levels. The examination reveals that
while India has made significant progress in setting ambitious renewable energy
targets and introducing enabling mechanisms like green markets and forecasting
protocols, critical gaps remain in regulatory coherence, institutional
coordination, and adaptability. The study highlights the misalignment between
long-term planning and short-term regulation, fragmented implementation of
Renewable Purchase Obligations, underdeveloped ancillary service markets, and
limited incentives for flexibility as major challenges. The findings emphasize
the need for a performance-driven, anticipatory regulatory regime capable of
integrating decentralized, consumer-led models. The study concludes by
identifying future research directions, including quantitative assessments of
regulatory impact, state-level comparative analyses, consumer and prosumer
integration, institutional capacity-building metrics, and the linkages between
renewable energy transition, climate resilience, and social equity.
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Pages:14-21
How to cite this article:
Vikas PN, Dr. Sharad Kumar "Policy and regulatory innovations for high-renewable grid penetration: a critical assessment of India’s transition strategies". National Journal of Multidisciplinary Research and Development, Vol 10, Issue 3, 2025, Pages 14-21
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